Jun. 21, 2013
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Maine Gov. Paul LePage is a Republican who was elected in 2010. / AP

by Catalina Camia, USA TODAY

by Catalina Camia, USA TODAY

Maine Gov. Paul LePage has a history of making comments that draw headlines and make people scratch their heads. Now, the Republican who is up for re-election next year is apologizing for a crude remark directed at a Democratic legislator.

LePage told TV interviewers Thursday that state Sen. Troy Jackson "claims to be for the people, but he's the first one to give it to the people without providing Vaseline." LePage was expressing his frustration at dealings with the Legislature over the state budget.

"If I offended anyone with my comment, my sincere apology," LePage said Friday, according to the Portland Press Herald.

What's more, LePage said he's thinking of running for Congress now that Rep. Mike Michaud, D-Maine, is eyeing a bid for governor. "I'm considering running for Mike Michaud's seat if you want to know the truth because it can't be any worse in Washington than it is here," LePage is quoted as saying.

Then there was the time in 2011 when LePage said the NAACP could "kiss my butt" when the governor decided not to attend ceremonies for the Martin Luther King Jr. holiday. During his 2010 campaign, LePage told fishermen in his state that he would stand up to the White House and tell President Obama to "go to hell."

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